HESI Grammar Practice Questions (Grammar)

Which of the following sentences contains a weak clause? She is hungry but she's not going to eat. Although she is hungry, she is not going to eat. She said she is feeling hungry, but she is not going to eat. After we had lunch she told me she was hungry but wouldn't eat.

"Although she is hungry, she is not going to eat." is correct. A weak clause begins with words such as although, since, if, when, and because. Another hallmark of the weak clause is that it can not stand on its own

What would be considered the dependent clause in the following sentence? "The students could finally see the bus, which was running 15 minutes behind schedule."

"which was running 15 minutes behind schedule" is correct. The dependent clause in a sentence is the part which cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and functions a noun, adjective, or adverb

After standing in the rain for nearly half an hour _____ Dawn decided she was not going to wait on Mike any longer. Which of the following punctuation marks would best fill in the blank space? A Colon No punctuation is necessary A Comma A Semicolon

A Comma is the correct answer. In this sentence, the word "after" is a common starter word for the introductory clause and should be followed by a comma. A clause is a group of words that contain both a subject and a predicate and help to form a sentence. Other common starter words that require a comma after the introductory clause include when, while, although, and since

Please select the combination of words that makes this sentence correct: "I'm searching for good _____ that will help me get my finances in order. Can you _____ me on what I should do?" Advice, advise Advise, advise Advice, advice Advise, advice

Advice, advise is the correct answer because the definition of 'advice' is "guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative" and the definition of 'advise' is "the offering of suggestions about the best course of action to someone."

Noun: The girl likes to run and jump. run and likes girl

Answer: Girl is the correct answer because a noun is a person, place, or thing.

Which transition makes the sentence most correct? Sarah did not realize until after she arrived in New York that she had left her ball gown at home; _____, she was fortunate enough to find a shop that rented them out by the evening. because after all while however

Answer: However is the correct answer because 'however' indicates that the relationship between two independent clauses is one of contrast or opposition. In this example, the first independent clause is a negative one, while the second is the positive that contrasts it.

Which scentence is grammatically correct? Kevin prays at St. Mary's Church feverently for his sister's salvation. Kevin prays feverently for his sister's salvation at St. Mary's Church. Kevin prays feverently at St. Mary's Church for his sister's salvation None of the above

Answer: Kevin prays feverently at St. Mary's Church for his sister's salvation

The children learned that the ________is sometimes considered a turning point of the war. siege of Vicksburg siege of vicksburg Siege of Vicksburg Siege Of Vicksburg

Answer: Siege of Vicksburg is the correct answer. The Siege of Vicksburg was a battle in the American Civil War and it is considered a proper noun. Proper nouns are people, places, organizations, and sometimes things and they must be capitalized. Prepositions (words like as, at, by, for, in, of, on, per, and to), are not typically capitalized unless they begin a sentence.

My shower ___ a leak Friday night. sprung sprang sprunged spring

Answer: Sprang is the correct answer. The sentence is missing a verb and occurred in the past. Therefore, sprang would be used because it is the simple past tense of the word spring.

Cara chose to study Jupiter, Saturn, ___________ for her science project. Neptune, and the sun neptune, and the sun Neptune, and The Sun Neptune, and the Sun

Answer: The correct answer is D, Neptune, and the Sun. Both "Neptune" and "Sun" are capitalized in this sentence because they are proper nouns. Proper nouns are always capitalized and they include name-specific people, places, organizations, and occasionally things

Which of the following sentences is an example of active tense? The lawyer presented his case to the jury. The woman was given an engagement ring by her boyfriend. The spaghetti was quickly devoured by the hungry children. The boy was rewarded with a trophy for his win.

Answer: The lawyer presented his case to the jury is the correct answer because active tense is when the subject of the sentence is performing the action described by the verb now, in the present.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? He likes everything accept the brussel sprouts. Him likes everything except the brussel sprouts. Him likes everything accept the brussel sprouts. He likes everything except the brussel sprouts.

He likes everything except the brussel sprouts.

Definition: An introductory clause is a dependent clause that introduces the main sentence (often called an independent clause).

It requires a comma. In other words, it is a fragment that comes before the independent clause and is separated from it with a comma. Here are a few examples of words that are often used to begin introductory clauses that need a comma: after, although, as, as if, because, even, even though, if, since, unless, until, when.

He knew that _______ car was new and fast. Sarah Jones' Sarah Jones's Sarah Jone's Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones's is the correct answer. Apostrophes show possession. Singular words, such as a person's name, can end in 's even if the word itself ends in the word s.

Select the option which makes the following sentence grammatically correct. The paid vacation benefit is available to ______employees in the company. part- and full-time part/ and full/time part and full time part and full-time

Select the option which makes the following sentence grammatically correct. The paid vacation benefit is available to ______employees in the company. part- and full-time part/ and full/time part and full time part and full-time

What is the simple predicate in the following sentence? Heather never speaks to her anymore speaks never Heather her

Speaks is correct. A simple predicate is the complete verb in the sentence

What is the conjunction? Michael wanted to play basketball in college, but he had a hard time keeping his grades up. but Michael play had

The correct answer is A, "but". A conjunction is a word used to connect individual words, phrases, and independent clauses. Other examples include "and," "or," "nor," "for," "so," or "yet".

What word is the adjective in the following sentence? Sally was wearing a sparkly dress. Sally sparkly dress wearing

The correct answer is B, "sparkly," because an adjective modifies/describes a noun or pronoun. In the sentence above, sparkly is used to describe the type of dress Sally was wearing.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? There going to Disney World next year. They're going to Disney World next year. Their going to Disney World next year. Theyre going to Disney World next year.

They're going to Disney World next year.